“Any employee engaging in discriminatory conduct based on perceived economic status or appearance faces immediate termination without severance,” he recited slowly, the words landing with growing gravity.
Bradley’s confidence faltered visibly, irritation shifting toward unease.
“Why would she know internal corporate policies?” Monica whispered anxiously.
Diana opened her leather briefcase with deliberate calm, placing a single document onto the counter beneath the crystal light.
The Grand Aurora Holdings letterhead gleamed unmistakably.
“Quarterly operational performance report,” Diana explained gently. “Revenue decline twenty one percent, guest satisfaction rating two point four, discrimination complaints exceeding corporate tolerance thresholds.”
Monica’s face drained of color instantly.
“How did you obtain confidential corporate data?” she demanded breathlessly.
Diana slid forward a simple business card, black lettering elegant yet devastatingly clear.
Diana Whitman. Chief Executive Officer. Whitman Capital Group.
Silence consumed the lobby with suffocating intensity.
Raymond stared at the card, then at Diana, recognition dawning with painful clarity.